«Не, няма да съм знаменита. / Не ще ме увенчае слава. / Аз — сянка на архимандрита, / на сан за слава нямам право. Ни Гумильов, ни злата преса / талант да видят в мен н»
«One nail was missing. / Who is to blame? / The shoe got loose, / And the horse got lame. The horse was limping, / The commander is dead. / Cavalry is defeated, / Enemies rush ahead. Killing men and women / Enter they the city... / For lack of one nail. / What ...»
«For want of a nail the shoe was lost, / For want of a shoe the horse was lost, / For want of a horse the rider was lost, / For want of a rider the battle was lost, / For want of a battle the kingdom was lost, / And all for the want of horseshoe nail.»
«On a holiday eve, a mistress toiled / At the tomorrow's fare / She baked, and fried, and stewed, and boiled. / Etcetera... Don't care. / / The weather yet was pretty bad, / With a cold wind; therefore, / The old man from his corner said, / "Old woman, close the door". / / "Next...»